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Essays on television, film, and the arts, revealing what makes them so compelling. Presented by Ayo Akingbade.
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Station Eleven: The World's a Stage from 2022-02-07T00:00
Exploring Shakespeare's influence, memory and trauma, and the cyclical nature of art in Station Eleven (2021).
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<p class="card-text"><p>Exploring the role of vigilantes, public and private heroes, and the people's faith that good will prevail in Christopher Nolan's <b>The Dark Knight </b>(2008).<br/><br/><b>Links:<br/>...</p>
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<h5 class="card-title"><a href="/podcast/mind-theater/the-sopranos-a-christopher-moltisanti-story/">The Sopranos: A Christopher Moltisanti Story</a><small> from 2021-12-30T18:00</small></h5>
<p class="card-text"><p>Exploring mafia texts, identity crises, and character arcs in <b><em>The Sopranos</em></b> through it's series deuteragonist <b>Christopher Moltisanti</b>.<br/><br/><b>Links:<br/></b>Suppor...</p>
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<h5 class="card-title"><a href="/podcast/mind-theater/the-suitcase-samsonite-strong/">The Suitcase: Samsonite Strong</a><small> from 2021-11-29T00:00</small></h5>
<p class="card-text"><p>Exploring workplace power dynamics and emotional vulnerability in <b>Mad Men Season 4 Episode 7</b> titled: <b>The Suitcase.<br/><br/>Links:<br/></b>Support Mind Theater on <a href=){kind=link}
What Remains of Edith Finch: Life is Strange (and Brief) from 2021-11-15T00:00
Exploring loose relationships to death, generational curses, and the strange briefness of life in the 2017 narrative adventure game What Remains of Edith Finch developed by ...
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Little Women: Autonomy and Authorship from 2021-11-01T22:00
Exploring the March sisters' search for autonomy and authorship in the world of Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019).
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Inside Llewyn Davis: The Ears of Strangers from 2021-10-18T00:00
Exploring tragedy, vagabonds, and the artistic expression of pain in The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.
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Physical: The Body Commodity from 2021-10-04T00:00
Exploring the world of 80s aerobics, binge eating, and the body as a commodity in Annie Weisman's Apple TV+ show Physical.
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Thelma: Caged Bird from 2021-09-20T00:00
Exploring religious guilt, loneliness, and repressed generational trauma in Joachim Trier's 2017 film Thelma.
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The Green Knight: The Laws of Chivalry from 2021-09-06T00:00
Exploring faith, the futility of mortal life, and the contradictory laws of chivalry in David Lowery's A24 film The Green Knight.
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The North Water: Do No Harm from 2021-08-23T00:00
Exploring animalism, healing, and our human connection to nature in The North Water.
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Whiplash: Suffer to Succeed from 2021-08-09T00:00
Exploring abuse in mentor mentee relationships, the tiring pursuit of perfection, and the apparent need to suffer in order to succeed in Damien Chazelle's 2014 film Whiplash.
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The Eternal Applause from 2021-07-12T00:00
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Exploring societal beauty standards, clarity from pain, and intellectual courage in an episode of the audio drama podcast The Long Hallwa...
Pickpocket: The Tragic Thief from 2021-06-28T00:00
Exploring the art of pickpocketing, the subtleties of subterfuge, and the tragedy of the thief in Robert Bresson's Pickpocket (1959).
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The Gernsback Continuum: Raygun Gothic from 2021-06-14T00:00
Exploring William Gibson's world of slipstream chrome and retro futuristic architecture in The Gernsback Continuum, a harrowing portrayal of the American tomorrow that never was.
The Master: A Break in Transmission from 2021-05-31T00:00
Exploring what The Master has to say about animalistic nature, the pain of memory, and cultish figureheads in Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 psychological drama.
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Black Swan: The Ritual of Dance from 2021-05-17T00:00
Exploring how Aronofsky's Black Swan portrays the ruthlessness, pain, and trauma in ballet that manifests itself in Nina throughout her pursuit of perfection.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Love Lost from 2021-05-03T00:00
Exploring how Portrait of Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma uses representations of love through art and memory to depict how inevitable heartbreak manifests itself within Marianne and Héloï...
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The Belonging Kind from 2021-04-19T00:00
Exploring what the science fiction short story The Belonging Kind by William Gibson and John Shirley has to say about humans as social beings, the alien language of conversation, and the ...
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Castle in the Sky: How Children Fly from 2021-04-05T00:00
Exploring how the Hayao Miyazaki film Castle in the Sky depicts mythos and the childlike imagination of Pazu and Sheeta.
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The Nostalgia of WandaVision from 2021-03-22T00:00
Exploring how WandaVision uses the nostalgia of TV to depict the history of the American tv landscape from the 50s to present day.
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The World Through the Eyes of Renoir from 2021-03-08T00:00
Exploring how Renoir views flesh and the role of the artist as a worker in the 2012 film Renoir by Gilles Bourdos.
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First Cow: The American Dream from 2021-02-08T00:00
Exploring what the American Dream means for Otis "Cookie" Figowitz and King-Lu in Kelly Riechardt's film First Cow.
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Soul: A Life Worth Living from 2021-01-25T00:00
Exploring themes of purpose, determinism, and self doubt in the 2020 Pixar film Soul.
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Industry: Cog in the Machine from 2021-01-11T00:00
Exploring ambition, exploitation, and the ruthlessness of capitalism in HBO's Industry.
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The Man Who Wasn't There: Passengers from 2020-12-14T00:00
Exploring how the absurdity of life can leave us feeling like helpless passengers in The Man Who Wasn't There by the Coen Brothers.
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The Twilight Zone: What the Masks Reveal from 2020-11-30T00:00
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Quick analysis on the Twilight Zone episode titled The Masks exploring what it reveal...
The Queen's Gambit: Control from 2020-11-16T00:00
Exploring Beth Harmon's struggle with addiction and need for control through her rise from chess prodigy to grandmaster in The Queen's Gambit.
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Lady Bird: What Home Represents from 2020-11-02T00:00
Exploring what home represents in Greta Gerwig's 2017 film, Lady Bird.
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Michael Corleone: The Loss of Innocence from 2020-10-19T00:00
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Exploring Michael Corleone's loss of innocence as he transforms from family outsider to mafia don in Francis Fo...
Breaking Bad: Fly on the Wall from 2020-10-05T00:00
Analyzing how Breaking Bad uses the bottle episode Fly to explore Walt's loss of control and the feeling of being helpless against the randomness of the universe.
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What Does the Truth Sound Like? from 2020-09-21T00:00
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Incurring the Wrath of the Gods from 2020-09-07T00:00
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Exploring how Robert Eggers uses mythology and mythical symbolism in his 2019 film T...
The Common Man from 2020-08-24T00:00
Exploring the plight of the creative writer and the portrayal of the common man in Barton Fink, by the Coen Brothers.
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The Disappointment Act from 2020-08-10T00:00
Exploring the art of performing, what it means to die doing what you love, and the generational divide in the audio drama series, Adventures in New America.
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<h5 class="card-title"><a href="/podcast/mind-theater/fantasy-v-reality/">Fantasy v. Reality</a><small> from 2020-07-27T00:00</small></h5>
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The Limmy Zone from 2020-07-13T00:00
Exploring what Limmy's Show says about the monotony and artifice inherent in life, and how our personal experiences are all communal parts of the human condition.
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Eyes Wide Shut: Chasing the Dream Thread from 2020-06-29T00:00
Is a dream ever just a dream or can our inner most fantasies and desires actively effect our reality? Exploring the symbiotic relationship between dreams and reality in Stanley Kubrick's, <...
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Black Superman from 2020-06-15T00:00
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What's the Rumpus? from 2020-06-01T00:00
Exploring mob ethics, the difference between humans and animals, and the nature of being a gangster in Miller's Crossing by the Coen Brothers. Today on the show I discussed Fight Club with Jordan and Giffin from That's BS, exploring it's themes of masculinity, consumerism, and spiritual enlightenment.
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Not All Grifters Are Oilmen from 2020-05-18T00:00
Grifters, conmen, swindlers, and hustlers come in all shapes and sizes. One thing's for certain is the fact that they're all driven by greed and self-interest. Exploring how petty tric...
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The Spectre of Fascism from 2020-05-04T00:00
Exploring how a country becomes diseased by fascism from within in David Simon's alternate history drama, The Plot Against America.
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<h5 class="card-title"><a href="/podcast/mind-theater/the-price-of-brilliance/">The Price of Brilliance</a><small> from 2020-04-20T00:00</small></h5>
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<h5 class="card-title"><a href="/podcast/mind-theater/within-the-frame/">Within the Frame</a><small> from 2020-04-06T00:00</small></h5>
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Tragedy v. Comedy from 2020-03-23T00:00
On today's episode I explore the themes of uncertainty, searching for life's answers in religion, and the paradoxical relationship between comedy and tragedy in A Serious Man, b...
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Michael Ginsberg: Paragon of the Beat Generation from 2020-03-09T00:00
On the Season Finale of Mind Theater I explore the character of Michael Ginsberg from Mad Men, revealing what makes him such a fascinating dynamic screen presence, but also diving into the machi...
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Why Are We Afraid of Being Alone? from 2020-03-02T00:00
Today on the show I take a look at a monologue from the audio drama podcast "Wolf 359", exploring the nature of isolationism and how being alone is attached to our inherent fears as hu...
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Nature's Need for Self-Preservation from 2020-02-24T00:00
Today on the show I take look at the Studio Ghibli film, "Princess Mononoke", analyzing the conflict between human industrialization, and nature's need to preserve itself.
Nosedive: The Authentic Self Examined from 2020-02-17T00:00
Today on the show I take a look at the episode Nosedive from the the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror, exploring the idea of the "authentic self" and the game-ific...
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The Morally Ambiguous World from 2020-02-10T00:00
Today on the show I analyze the character Rorschach from Alan Moore's 1986 comic Watchmen, exploring how the concept of morality is shaped by our experiences.
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Machismo in the Space Western from 2020-02-03T00:00
Today on the show I take a look at the 90s anime Cowboy Bebop and analyze the tropes it borrows from it's composite genres of westerns and science fiction, particularly the themes of mascul...
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Consequences Beyond the Game from 2020-01-27T13:00
Today on the show I take a look at the 1997 mystery thriller film "The Game", and explore how it addresses the trauma the main character endures.
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Season 2 Trailer from 2020-01-13T00:00
Mind Theater Season 2 Premieres January 27th
In Season 2 of Mind Theater, through 7 essays on various works of tv, film, and other mediums, I'll be exploring concepts like i...
When You Reach Me from 2019-10-14T00:00
On the season finale of Mind Theater I take a look at the book that shaped my childhood, "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead, and analyze how she uses time travel in a compelling way ...
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Children of Men from 2019-09-30T00:00
In this episode I take a look at the dystopian world of Children of Men, analyzing the major themes to try and understand the many facets of a collapsing society.
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Short Form from 2019-09-23T00:00
I take a look at 2 of my favorite, easily binge-able series in Russian Doll and Chernobyl, exploring how short form television can be so captivating.
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